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I have a hard drive that will not boot that has wamp server installed on it. I can still access the hard drive files(barely), but need to find out how to transfer the MySQL databases to a new computer. Anyone know where these are saved?

Marc Delisle
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  • I copied this file over to the new install, and it copies the database, but not the table data within....? – Steven Jun 01 '15 at 20:32

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To find the data from your MySQL database on your harddrive, follow these steps:

  1. Locate the my.ini file in your MySQL installation directory.

  2. Find the line that states datadir.

    For example:

    datadir="C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/Data/"
  3. This directory contains the data you are looking for.
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  • I got the databases to import, but the data within(column/row information and data) did not – Steven Jun 01 '15 at 20:32